The model revealed earlier this week that she underwent a seven-hour operation to remove the growth, which was discovered while she was taking part in Channel 4’s The Jump.

And speaking on Friday’s show she fought back tears as she admitted that while the show is renowned for its high levels of injury, in her case it proved to be a lifesaver.

‘I kept getting these headaches and all of a sudden my vision started to go and I started to see ten of everything,’ she recalled.

‘I kept saying I have a live show tonight I want to do the jump itself just incase I had to because it was a routine.

‘They said no, for health and safety reasons you have to go and see our doctor. So I went and saw the doctor and he was amazing – ordered up a tonne of tests for me, I mean I had my whole body scanned.

‘I went to the hospital, a nurse came in and said, “Oh no, you’re fine” and I thought OK let’s go, I need to go we have a live show and she said “No you have to see the neurosurgeon”.

So the neurosurgeon came in and she sat down and she said, “Well, you know, don’t be alarmed, but you have a brain tumour”.’

Caprice got very emotional as she recalled how she kept the truth from her sons and mother (Picture: ITV)

She went on: “Obviously I started to break down and cry hysterically, and I said, “Am I going to die?”.’

Caprice later returned to the UK where she learned that the tumour was benign but growing – and that she would need an operation to remove it.

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The 45-year-old explained that she kept the truth from her three-year-old sons Jax and Jett – as well as her own mother, over concerns for her health.

‘I told the boys I was going away for work, but I do remember telling my partner (Ty Comfort) to just drop me off at the hospital – and when he left I remember praying to my dad in heaven and just thinking “I just want to wake up and be OK”.’

Caprice had to quit The Jump mid-series after the tumour was found (Picture: Channel 4)

‘It was the first time it hit me because when something like this happens you’re just in shock.’

Caprice quit The Jump midway through the series back in February citing a mystery illness – but no details of her condition were given at the time.